Dumb Call Commentator

[Dholloway1962]

Not so dumb call commentator I guess!

[tcblue13]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Not so dumb call commentator I guess!

My bad
I guess not

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Not so dumb call commentator I guess!

Yeah...but who can blame him? So much of the rest of the stuff that comes out of their mouths is!

[vcblue]

I love it when the guy commentator on ESPN kept try to get the lady (pitcher) commentator to admit that they go after batters when they crowd the plate. She kept saying, "no we don't do that", and he kept trying to get her to admit that's what they do. He has no business as a fastpitch commentator.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by vcblue

I love it when the guy commentator on ESPN kept try to get the lady (pitcher) commentator to admit that they go after batters when they crowd the plate. She kept saying, "no we don't do that", and he kept trying to get her to admit that's what they do. He has no business as a fastpitch commentator.

Another one of those cases where someone needed to just tell this guy to "Shut the **** up!" He was annoying as hell! Where is John Kruk?

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Another one of those cases where someone needed to just tell this guy to "Shut the **** up!" He was annoying as hell! Where is John Kruk?

I heard they wanted to get Kruk, but he got surprised and put his hands to his head and they got stuck - so he couldn't answer the call.

Originally Posted by vcblue

I love it when the guy commentator on ESPN kept try to get the lady (pitcher) commentator to admit that they go after batters when they crowd the plate. She kept saying, "no we don't do that", and he kept trying to get her to admit that's what they do. He has no business as a fastpitch commentator.

If ESPN ever gets back to showing those major slow-pitch games like they did a few years ago, I certainly hope this guy isn't a commentator for it. I'd like to hear him ask someone the same question in slow-pitch.

[wadeintothem]

In fairness though, she's not being truthful. Yes they do do that.

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

In fairness though, she's not being truthful. Yes they do do that.

She's probably afraid she'll get fined or suspended for making such admission...oh wait, this isn't major league baseball!

[tcblue13]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Not so dumb call commentator I guess!

Is anyone aware of a dropped foul ball ever being scored as an error even though it is permissible according to the rules to do so?

Does OBR address the situation?

[marvin]

Under the OBR the play described in the OP could be scored as an error. It would depend on the scorer's judgment. This happens frequently in professional baseball.

Beyond the Basics of Scoring Fastpitch Foftball is in PDF format and published by ATEC. This is available free and is very good. You can buy it in printed format from nfca.org (National Fastpitch Coaches Association).

Baseball Scorekeeping: A Practical Guide to the Rules is an excellent guide to scorekeeping and is based on the OBR.

Remember, whatever general guide you use for scoring rules there may be differences from ruleset to ruleset.

Note: I am not associated with the author or publisher of either publication.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

Is anyone aware of a dropped foul ball ever being scored as an error even though it is permissible according to the rules to do so?

Does OBR address the situation?

Funny you should ask. I was up in Seattle watching the Mariners, and the Giants F2 was charged with one on a ball that clearly should have been caught. Even if the official scorer was not going to do it I was going to mark it down on my own scorecard.

It's somewhere in OBR 10 (the rule umpires besides me don't care about ).

No wild storms in Seattle over the weekend, just an offense that Mariner fans find, um, prettty offensive.